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patois¹
- /pæˈtwɑ/ US
- /ˈpæ.twɑː/ UK
- /pæˈtwɑz/ US
- /ˈpæ.twɑːz/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑ, -ætwɑː, -ɑz, -ætwɑːz
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French patois (“regional dialect or language”), c. 1635.
noun patois · Patois
- A regional dialect (usually one considered nonstandard) of a language (especially French). [The Sundanese] are regarded as relatively barbarous, and in the company of Malays or Javanese, they are themselves ashamed of their dialect, which is looked on as a sort of rude patois.
- Any of various French, Franco-Provençal or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
- Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti).
- Ellipsis of Jamaican Patois
- Jargon or cant. In the patois of insurance, the winery will go bare into this year’s burning season, which experts predict to be especially fierce.
Similar: Jamaican, Patwa, Jamaican Patois
Patois²
proper noun
- Alternative form of Patwa
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: Jamaican, Patwa, Jamaican Patois
Translations
Every language
noun regional dialect of a language
| Español | dialecto, patuá |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पात्वा pātvā |
| Português | patoá |
| Ελληνικά | ντοπιολαλιά ntopiolaliá |
Talk about this word "patois." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patois. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. patois. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/patois "patois." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patois.Cite this
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title = {patois},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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